| (5) The Granite Plug - lower end |
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In the ceiling 97 feet down the descending passage is a granite plug which blocks the entrance to the ascending passage. It is made of very hard quartz, mica and feldspar. There are 3 granite plugs side by side. Al Mamoun's men dug around these plugs through the softer limestone to gain entrance into the ascending passage.
| (6) The First Ascending Passage - Looking South (up) |
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Once around these granite plugs we are in the ascending passage. The ascending passage slopes up at a 26-degree angle (same angle as the descending passage slopes down) and has the same dimensions as the descending passage (3 1/2 feet high by almost 4 feet wide). Following the replica rolex orologi ascending passage for 124 feet, we finally arrive at a large open space known as the Grand Gallery.
| (7) Junction of Grand Gallery (above) and Queen's Chamber Passage (below and running horizontal) |
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At this point of intersection, you can take one of two routes. You can continue going up the grand gallery and eventually end up in the King’s chamber or continue in a horizontal direction through another passage (127 feet long) and wind up in the Queen’s chamber.
| (8) The Grand Gallery - North end |
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The ascending passage opens up into a large open space known as the Grand Gallery. It is a hall 153 feet long and 7 feet wide at the floor level and replica rolex gmt master ii about 28 feet high It continues upward at the same slope as the ascending passage.
| (8) The Grand Gallery - North end - at a different angle |
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The walls rise in seven courses of polished limestone each corbeled 3 inches toward the center, making the gallery narrow from 62 inches at the base to 41 replica dita sunglasses inches at the top. The first corbeling is 7 feet high.
| (9) The Grand Gallery - Looking South (up) |
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On both sides of the central 2 foot replica rolex watches passage are two narrow ramps 18 inches wide and slotted at regular intervals. The purpose of these ramps is unknown. |
